Posts by ataloa

And there is something satisfying in physical labor. When one exerts himself strenuously all day long and can look back at his accomplishments at the end of the day, a feeling of honor mixed with tiredness settles upon him. Modern society breeds all manner of mental diseases, depression, and apathy. I sometimes wonder if a slight move away from machines and hurriedness would increase our mental well being. Too many of us want things immediately, and we don't want to put effort into getting them, and many look down upon physical exertion.

Whatever my differences with dad, he was a good man, and I respect his callouses.

I really think you have something there about the mental issues.

Every spring I get blisters on my hands and feel ashamed; I vow to never go through another winter not doing enough work to keep my calluses and every year I lie. I hate those blisters - they tell on me. Calluses are, indeed, something to be respected.

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Your favourite wise quote? Mine is...

by Newborn in

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"don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened".

(do i dare to think what may come from oompa, joe d, outlaw etc).

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ataloa

If youth only knew; if age only could.

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Watchtower Writers - Prayer Specificity - Quantum Physics

by ataloa in

where do the watchtower writers get their information?

are they free to research anything they like?.

several years ago there was an article that said we must be specific in our prayers.

ataloa

NeonMadman:

Thanks for providing all that information; it was just stunning to me. Don't even know what to say about it.

In light of their prior statements, though, I have to wonder whether it was angels who conveyed the "new light" that they weren't receiving angelic revelations...

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Good one!

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Dedicate a song to your ex thread

by FlyingHighNow in

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i dedicate this song to my second husband.

he is a jw.

i married him at 23 and we divorced when i was 43. i just couldn't live up to his "raised-in-the-truth" fairytale expectations.

ataloa

This would be his song to me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wO_6wMRS7A

Put another log on the fire.

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What's "The Perfect Storm" To Become One of Jehovah's Witnesses?

by minimus in

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what ingredients go into making someone become a witness?

ataloa

For me, it was:

Growing up in a mainstream religion I knew wasn't true.

Wanting to know the bible, but no one's churches were teaching them much of anything about it.

Being at a very low point in an abusive relationship and begging God to help me and I would do anything.

Answering the door to a small child reading a verse from the Bible - I couldn't be rude and just send them away. The woman knowing her Bible and flipping it here and there as I fired my questions. Wow, I wanted to know the Bible like that!

Her showing me in MY bible that God had a name; my religion had not taught me that and I was mad and felt a fool.

They would come to my house every week for free? Yes!

But wait; not yet.

As bad as I wanted to learn the bible, I could never be a witness and knock on strangers' doors, so I was going to say no. But I had a small child and I knew I owed it to her to teach her truth, whatever that may be, and she could make her own life-or-death decision. In the end, that's why I accepted; I was never going to be a witness myself - too cowardly.

I loved the meetings. So different from the churches where some angry preacher was upset or emotional all the time; preaching the same old sermon. We got to participate. I know the born-ins see it differently, but it was very exciting for me.

There were many red flags and I was in and out for many years. Finally, when I was estranged from most of my family, I was baptized.

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Watchtower Writers - Prayer Specificity - Quantum Physics

by ataloa in

where do the watchtower writers get their information?

are they free to research anything they like?.

several years ago there was an article that said we must be specific in our prayers.

ataloa

The Watchtower is simply making things up!

They might be making things up, but I have a hard time thinking they have any imagination.

According to their own publications, they get their information through angels and through resurrected members of the "anointed" class.

Huh? I don't remember ever reading that.

If they're getting their information from angels how would they know if they were the angels that rebelled or stayed loyal?

True.

They comb through publications looking for support of their positions.

I can believe that.

I wish I could remember the context of the article. Just wonder why they would've thrown something like that in there. Someone probably wrote a letter asking why God didn't answer prayer or something; it was probably another opportunity for them to blame us.

Thanks so much to each of you for your replies.

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Let's Welcome MVS!

by cameo-d in

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mvs has only made 3 posts since registering in april.. i don't think mvs has been "officially" welcomed because this announcement was tucked into a post asking a question.

here is the first hello.. .

hello - i am new to the forum and continue to be an active witness for family reasons - i heard someone say that there are three classes of witnesses now - anointed, great crowd, and the conciencius class, i am the latter one..

ataloa

Welcome, mvs!

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I Knead Dough: CoCo's First Loaf

by compound complex in

this thread is dedicated to the dear soul and fellow poster who sent me a bread book ages ago.

many, many thanks .... my first loaf of bread ever out of the oven is irish soda bread.

why the choice?

ataloa

Mmmm, fresh baked bread with real butter; if I could only have one food the rest of my life, this would be it. Anyone ever bake sourdough bread?

I'll never forget, years ago, my mother was given a recipe for sourdough. You had to start with "culture". She went to every store in town asking if they had any culture. Hee hee. She'd die if she knew I ever told that on her.

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Oh My Gosh! I just discovered Cornbread Casserole!

by mrsjones5 in

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we were invited to a friend's house for dinner and our hostess served pot roast with an out of sight salad and corn casserole.

i tried the cassarole and loved.

made a pan a couple of days ago and no one will eat but me but i don't care.

ataloa

Wednesday, you probably picked yourself some poke.